Orange Braised Bourbon Chicken
This easy and delicious chicken is a favorite with my friends, and people always ask for the recipe!
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 4skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- ½teaspoon salt
- ⅛teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼cup all-purpose flour
- 3tablespoons butter
- 2tablespoons brown sugar
- 2tablespoons cornstarch
- ⅛teaspoon ground allspice
- 1cup hot water
- ¼cup orange juice
- 2tablespoons bourbon whiskey
- ¼cup chopped raisins
- 4slices orange
Instructions
Step 1
Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper, then dredge in flour. Melt butter in a large deep skillet over medium heat and brown on both sides. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.Step 2
Stir brown sugar, cornstarch and allspice into skillet; gradually stir in water. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring constantly, for about 5 minutes or until mixture is smooth and thick. Stir in orange juice, bourbon and raisins.Step 3
Return chicken to skillet and top each breast with an orange slice. Cover skillet and simmer for about 35 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink inside. Serve chicken with sauce.